Stock Market LIVE: Indian equities rise as RBI cuts repo rate; Sensex up 450 pts, Nifty nears 26,200

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates on Dec 5, 2025: The RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has slashed the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25 per cent
SI Reporter New Delhi
Stock Market LIVE Updates on Friday, December 5, 2025: Indian equity markets were trading higher on Friday, December 5, after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Sanjay Malhotra, led the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to slash the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25 per cent.
At 1 PM, BSE Sensex was at 85,743.11, up 477.79 points or 0.56 per cent and NSE Nifty50 quoted 26,189.75, up 156 points or 0.6 per cent.
Reliance, Trent, Tata Steel, Bharti Airtel, Tata Motors PV, Sun Pharma, and Titan were the top losers on the Sensex today, while Eternal, BEL, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Finance, Kotak Bank, Infosys, and Ultratech Cement were the top gainers.
In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap index gained 0.39 per cent, and the Nifty SmallCap index dropped 0.62 per cent.
Among sectors, the Nifty Pharma, and Metal indices were the top losers, down 0.3 per cent each. On the higher side, the Nifty Realty index added 0.28 per cent.
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: 1 PM Update
Stock Market LIVE Updates: At 1 PM, BSE Sensex was at 85,743.11, up 477.79 points or 0.56 per cent and NSE Nifty50 quoted 26,189.75, up 156 points or 0.6 per cent.
RBI MPC Presser LIVE Updates: 'IMF sees India as a managed economy'
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"On exchange rates, the IMF classified regimes as fixed, floating, and managed float, with India falling under the managed float category, similar to other emerging economies. Based on the past six months’ data and cross-country comparisons, the IMF found volatility to be contained within a range, including a subclassification called the crawling peg. The fact remains that India is a managed economy, like most emerging markets."
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex jumps 500 pts
Stock Market LIVE Updates: During the RBI press conference, the BSE Sensex spiked 500 pts, above 85,750-level.
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: Following, RBI MPC's decision to reduce the repo rate by 25 bps to 5.25 per cent, the Nifty Financial Services index rose over 1 per cent. Among the constituents, SBI Cards rose nearly 3.2 per cent, followed by Shriram Finance, Cholamandalam Investment, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance and Muthoot Finance, SBI, SBI Life, and ICICI Prudential Life up over 1 per cent each.
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex jumps 500 pts, Nifty nears 26,200
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Around 12:40 PM, the BSE Sensex was up by 520.96 points or 0.61 per cent at 85,786.28 levels, and the NSE Nifty was at 26,192.15 levels, up by 158.40 points or 0.61 per cent.
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RBI MPC Presser LIVE Updates: Governor Sanjay Malhotra said if inflation stays on its current trajectory, the policy repo rate is expected to remain low.
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RBI MPC Presser LIVE updates: RBI Governor said that GDP growth will be slowing in quarters ahead as base effects normalise.
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First Published: Dec 05 2025 | 7:08 AM IST